The Measurement Shop

Following recent collaborations with Emergency Exit Arts and Theatre Venture and having been picked as one of only five British outdoor theatre companies to present work at Cratere Surfaces in Ales, France, June 2010 – tangled feet present their latest and most ambitious project yet.

What if experiencing theatre was as easy as entering a shop? What if a theatrical exchange mirrored a shopping exchange? What if the theatre was an empty shopping unit and the opening times were during the day with no evening performances? Who would the audience be?

tangled feet present The Measurement Shop in Unit 214 at Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre.

For a week the Measurement Shop went mobile and settled down in Thomas Tallis school in South East London where the performers from tangled feet got together with the students from the school to generate, create and explore the idea of measurement in all it’s forms. This combined mission was aimed at helping to establish [...]

Fiona getting costume measurements for Cells in Stratford. I haven’t included my pics because i was disappointed at the results since i was last measured in that way. After being measured against Thai people, and their t shirts sizes I was glad to come back to the UK sizes and feel less of a giant [...]

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I enjoyed this article today about the repeated cliched measurements we use: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2010/may/17/mind-your-language-david-marsh It made me wonder whether we have standard units for measuring emotion….and if we don’t, what should they be?

Today I have had 5 cups of tea read 3 plays sent 23 emails eaten 2 crumpets spoken on the phone for 41 minutes on 2 different calls I have thought about death twice I have out on 3 different outfits I have gone to the toilet 5 times (= cups of tea!) AND only [...]

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Susy measured: Different country references I notice in Brixton Village in 5 mins

A: 24

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